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Vale

Rio de Janeiro-headquartered global mining major producing iron ore, nickel and copper, and a key buyer of industrial and decarbonisation technology.

Updated 29 April 2026 ยท Brazilian Startup index

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Vale is the industrial anchor for Brazilian deep-tech in mining, energy transition and logistics. Founders building hardware, software or services for heavy industry should study its supplier programmes and innovation challenges.

Sectormanufacturing
Stagegrowth
FundingPublic (NYSE: VALE, B3: VALE3)
Employees67,000+
Founded1942